Musket Lifters Third at Home Power Lift

The North/West Nodaway Muskets finished third in their home power lift that was held Saturday, March 11th. They competed against bigger schools, but still were able to medal.

Karissa Oberhauser won gold in junior high. She benched 95, squatted 105, and was 85 on the hang clean. In the men’s 167 & under in the junior high, Karson Oberhauser won gold, getting 115 in the bench, 175 in the squat, and 145 in the hang clean. Gabe Goff got overall gold, getting 175 in the bench, 315 in the squat, and 175 in the hang clean.

At the high school level, MaKayla Cross got gold in the 153 & under division as she got 110 in the bench, 275 in the squat, and 115 in the hang clean. In the men’s 134 & under, Tyler Bix got bronze in the bench with a lift of 125 pounds He got gold in the squat with a lift of 235, and gold in the hang clean with a lift of 135.

Dalton Smyser won silver in the bench press with a lift of 135 pounds. He got a bronze in the squat with a lift of 130 pounds, and was  silver in the hang clean with a lift of 115.

Alex Roderick got silver in the bench with a lift of 175. He won gold in the squat with a lift of 325, and gold in the hang clean with a lift of 190.

In the 145 & under, Trevor Brown got a bronze in the bench, with a lift of 165 pounds. In the 164 & under, Dakota Smyser got silver in the hang clean with a lift of 185 pounds.

Jordan Snyder was silver in the bench, with a lift of 195. He was also silver in the hang clean with a lift of 225. He won gold in the squat, with a lift of 450. With that lift, he moved to second in the school record board; he also set a personal best with 870 pounds overall.

Shenandoah won gold at the lift with 290 total points. They were followed by Nodaway-Holt with 288 points, and North Nodaway with 170 points for the bronze.

Coach Cody Marriott said that Karson Oberhauser, Karissa Oberhauser, and Gabe Goff all stood out in the junior high division. “Shenandoah brought 25 kids and Nodaway-Holt brought 17-18, but we competed, and it’s good for the kids to push themselves and get experience,” he said. He said that they were looking to get Jordan Snyder to the top spot on the leaderboard following his squat of 450 pounds. And he said Alex Roderick, who will go out for football next fall, earned his gold medal with hard work by coming in several times a week to lift.

He said that to get more than two wins next year, it would take kids understanding the need to get into the weight room and make themselves stronger during the offseason. The Muskets only won two games, but they were only a few possessions away from having a 5-5 year instead.